B1noun
حِكْمَة
ḥikma
wisdom
Example
الحِكمَةُ تَأتي مَعَ العُمر.
al-ḥikmatu taʾtī maʿa l-ʿumr.
Wisdom comes with age.
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Arabic root
ح-ك-م
7 words from this root family
B2noun
حَوْكَمَة
ḥawkama
governance
Example
الحَوكَمَةُ الرَّشيدَةُ تُعَزِّزُ الثِّقَةَ.
al-ḥawkamatu r-rashīdatu tuʿazzizu th-thiqata.
Good governance strengthens trust.
B2noun
مَحْكَمَة
maḥkama
court / tribunal
Example
أَصدَرَتِ المَحكَمَةُ حُكمًا بِالبَراءة.
aṣdarati l-maḥkamatu ḥukman bi-l-barāʾa.
The court issued an acquittal verdict.
B2noun
حُكْم
ḥukm
verdict / ruling / judgment
Example
اِستَأنَفَ المُتَّهَمُ الحُكمَ الصّادِرَ بِحَقِّه.
istaʾnafa l-muttahamu l-ḥukma ṣ-ṣādira bi-ḥaqqihī.
The defendant appealed the verdict issued against him.
A2adjective
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīm
wise / all-wise
Example
يس وَالْقُرْآنِ الْحَكِيمِ
yā-sīn wal-qurʾāni al-ḥakīm
Ya-Sin. By the wise Quran (36:1-2)
Grammar
Intensive adjective (فَعِيل pattern) from the root ح-ك-م. Often paired with عَلِيمٌ (knowing) or عَزِيزٌ (mighty). Used to describe both God and the Quran.
Culture
Al-Ḥakīm (The All-Wise) appears 97 times in the Quran. The Quran itself is described as ḥakīm, meaning it is full of wisdom and perfectly arranged.
B1verb
حَكَمَ
ḥakama
he judged / he ruled
Example
وَإِذَا حَكَمْتُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَنْ تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ
wa-idḥā ḥakamtum bayna an-nāsi an taḥkumū bil-ʿadl
And when you judge between people, to judge with justice (4:58)
Grammar
Form I verb. Past: حَكَمَ, Present: يَحْكُمُ. Related: حُكْمٌ (judgment/ruling), حَاكِمٌ (judge/ruler), حِكْمَةٌ (wisdom), أَحْكَامٌ (rulings). God is الْحَكَمُ (The Judge).
Culture
Justice (ʿadl) in judging is a divine command in the Quran. Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) derives from the Quran's emphasis on fair and wise judgment.
A2noun
حِكْمَةٌ
ḥikmah
wisdom
Example
يُؤْتِي الْحِكْمَةَ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُؤْتَ الْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِيَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا
yuʾtī al-ḥikmata man yashāʾu wa-man yuʾta al-ḥikmata faqad ūtiya khayran kathīrā
He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever has been given wisdom has been given much good (2:269)
Grammar
Feminine noun. Related to حَكِيم (wise, q078) and حَكَمَ (to judge, q106). Means both wisdom and prophetic teachings (Sunnah in some interpretations).
Culture
Ḥikmah in the Quran is described as a divine gift greater than material wealth — it encompasses sound judgment, prophetic teaching, and spiritual insight.